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Leeds Gender Identity Service and Yorkshire MESMAC are working together to improve support for people accessing gender identity services across Yorkshire.

Leeds Gender Identity Service offers clinical assessment and support to people aged 18 and above with Gender Dysphoria from an out-patient setting.

Yorkshire MESMAC is a group of independent community based sexual health and social wellbeing services that are committed to developing and delivering services that are responsive to the needs of LGB&T communities.

To drive forward this exciting new development we are seeking to appoint:

Gender Development workers.

The overall aim of the project is to:

To improve the health of people accessing Leeds GIC, transitioning through Leeds GIC and post transition in Yorkshire

The primary objectives of the posts are:

To provide specialist outreach to primary care and/or community settings

Provide support to individuals waiting to access GIC, transitioning through the GIC and post transition

Develop local capacity

Act as an advocate and reflect the needs and concerns of Trans communities to Leeds GIC and other services.

Yorkshire MESMAC is a group of independent community based sexual health and social wellbeing services that are committed to developing and delivering services that are responsive to the needs of our communities.

We expect all our staff and sessional workers to be able to demonstrate the following core competencies.

A commitment to equal opportunities and anti-oppressive practice.

An ability to work with people from a wide range of backgrounds in a respectful and empowering way.

A strong and full commitment to confidentiality.

Excellent organisational skills.

The ability to work as part of a diverse team.

We are seeking to appoint:

Volunteer Development Worker – Young Educator Project (base could be Wakefield, Bradford or Leeds)

The overall aim of the project is to:

To increase HIV awareness within young MSM (Men who have Sex with Men) populations in Yorkshire aged 16- 25

To recruit, train and support a team of Young Educators to deliver HIV awareness group work, workshops, peer support and outreach to other young MSM in education and community settings.